The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1943–44 football season. This was the 47th season of top-tier Swiss football.

Overview

Preamble

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, sport became an integral part of the "spiritual national defense". This was a political and cultural movement that had already become increasingly important during the late 1930s. Politicians, intellectuals and media professionals had increasingly called for measures to strengthen Switzerland's basic cultural values. Since the Nationalliga games were also considered to be one of the activities that seemed important for maintaining the morale of the population, the military authorities put considerably fewer obstacles in the way of the top players as they had during the previous World War.

ASF/SFV

Therefore, it came about that the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) expanded themselves. To this date, the Association had 14 members in the top-tier and 25 members in the second-tier, calles 1. Liga. The decision of the extraordinary assembly, held on 9 October 1943 in

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, was to double the number of top-tier members to 28 clubs for the following season. The Nationalliga would then be divided into two strength classes each with 14 teams. The Nationalliga would become the new Nationalliga A (NLA), while the Nationalliga B (NLB) would be completely newly formed. The second-tier would be contested by the one relegated team from the NLA and the 13 best teams of the 1943–44 1. Liga season. From this moment, the 1. Liga would become the third-tier of the

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and would also be increased in size, from 25 clubs in two groups, to 30 clubs in three groups with 10 teams each.

Format

The 14 teams, in this final Nationalliga season, played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. It was contested by the top 13 teams from the

1942–43 Nationalliga The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1942–43 football season. This was the 46th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. Overview Preamble In Switzerland during the second world war, sport became an integral par ...

and the newly promoted, 1. Liga champion,

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Nationalliga

Teams, locations

Final league table

Results

Topscorers

Further in Swiss football

* 1943–44 Swiss Cup * 1943–44 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources

Switzerland 1943–44 at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:1943–44 Nationalliga Swiss Football League seasons

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1943–44 in Swiss football